Date of Graduation

Spring 2017

Degree

Master of Fine Arts in Visual Studies

Department

Art and Design

Committee Chair

Sharon Harper

Abstract

There is a language being spoken in visual art; a rhetorical dis­course that uses semiotics to communicate with a viewer. My research has fo­cused on way s to break the traditional ideas of narrative in photography . By focusing on the forms of delivery, and by combining digital and ana­logue techniques, my work forms a distortion of communication that forms a new language to communicate with the viewer. Much of this research has led to a specific form of communication that has been termed "punk" which began as a musical and artistic movement in the 70's. This sty le, both visu­ally and musically, broke with tradition and focused on raw and anti-es­tablishment aesthetics. These elements I have adopted into my work, which focuses on queer identity and relishing in not fitting into mainstream society . The results become a vibrant distortion of language, and the lan­guage of photography.

Keywords

male identity, queer culture, male body, media culture, photography, Bruce Labruce, fanzine, zine, punk art

Subject Categories

Fine Arts

Comments

Warning: This work depicts frontal nudity and contains adult themes that may be disturbing to some viewers/readers.

Copyright

© Todd Wilson Reynolds

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